Serdica

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sardica, Ulpia Serdica

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σερδική (Serdikḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈser.di.ka/, [ˈs̠ɛrd̪ɪkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈser.di.ka/, [ˈsɛrd̪ikä]

Proper noun

Serdica f sg (genitive Serdicae); first declension

1. Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria).

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Serdica
genitive	Serdicae
dative	Serdicae
accusative	Serdicam
ablative	Serdicā
vocative	Serdica
locative	Serdicae

Synonyms

• Sophia, Sofia

Derived terms

• Serdicensis
• Serdicēnus

References

• “Serdica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Serdica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Serdica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly